What to Wear?

By Phil Hecken, on January 24th, 2009

By Phil Hecken

Today is the annual New York gathering of Uni Watch at 2:00 pm at Sheep Station in Paul’s borough of Brooklyn. MLB logo designer Jerry Dior is scheduled to join us, it should be a fun time, and last year’s party was great. Hopefully, if you live within the area, you will be dropping by.

My memory of last year is a little hazy, but I believe Paul may have worn something like this, though I may have confused him with someone else. All kidding aside, despite his keen eye toward sartorial splendor, and being our eyes and ears on the aesthetics of athletics, Mr. Lukasalmost always wears normal clothes when hosting our Uni Watch gatherings, oftentimes making new lifelong buddies in the process.

Like most of the UW readership, I own several jerseys. Unfortunately, this isn’t my closet and neither is this, nor is this. But I still face the question we all do when attending a Uni Watch gathering: “What to wear?” As of this morning, I still haven’t decided.

There are those times when someone will bring along a really sweet jersey. And any Mets gear is always sure to impress the host. On the other hand, a Uni Watcher may feel obligated to tweak the host by wearing enemy colors, but you gotta admit this is a beautiful jersey. No less certain to curry favor with Paul is to show up wearing purple nike, or keep this gem hidden until just the right moment. On the other side of the coin is the person sporting UW colors, virtually assuring a pose with Paul.

You can check out full party write-ups from the past by clicking here, here, here, and here, and probably elsewhere by searching the archives.

No matter what a UWer is wearing, a UW gathering is always attended by those who know the proper way to wear a jersey. I still don’t know what I’ll be wearing, but whatever it is, it won’t be tucked into my jeans. Hope any Uni Watchers in the tri-state area or within seven hours driving distance can make it down to Sheep Station this afternoon. For the rest of you, enjoy the football-free weekend and enjoy the NHL pre-All Star Game festivities, myriad basketball games, golf, tennis and even the X-games. The floor is yours.

“Football free” is right. Unless you have NFL Network, in which case you can check out the Senior Bowl at least. Does anyone else find this whole NFL Network thing as irritating as I do? Anyone have any numbers about how successful, or unsuccesful it’s been?

Anyway, yeah, wish I could have made it to NY…or that I’d known about UW when the meeting in Minneapolis took place.

Have fun today at the gathering. Hmmm, what would I wear to a UW meet…there’s something to ponder. I guess my Minneapolis Millers ’51 road jersey from Ebbets Field Flannels.

Not gonna attempt going to Pond Hockey. Just too damn cold to stand and watch.

—Ricko

scott|
January 24, 2009 at 8:58 am |

Looks like Texas Rangers fans are already blasting the new uniform set, calling the helmet “goofy” and “softballish” and comparing their red uniform to the hated Angels. When the Rangers were successful in the 1990s, they never wore a solid red jersey, so why does ownership think that jersey is harkening back to that era?

[quote comment=”311523″]Looks like Texas Rangers fans are already blasting the new uniform set, calling the helmet “goofy” and “softballish” and comparing their red uniform to the hated Angels. When the Rangers were successful in the 1990s, they never wore a solid red jersey, so why does ownership think that jersey is harkening back to that era?[/quote]

It IS goofy and softballish. They should just donate them to the SMU women’s team right now (the colors are right) and not further embarrass themselves.

—Ricko

Peter|
January 24, 2009 at 9:37 am |

Stuck home today in poughkeepsie…have a great time all!

Maybe ill make my time uni worthy and check out old poughkeepsie uni’s!

Marty|
January 24, 2009 at 9:48 am |

Oh boy, do I wish I was in Crooklyn today. Nevertheless, it was nice seeing a picture of myself in the post. Thanks LI Phil.

Steve|
January 24, 2009 at 10:04 am |

Two words for UniWatch gatherings: Sausage. Fest.

Marty|
January 24, 2009 at 10:18 am |

I have no beef with sausage.

JTH|
January 24, 2009 at 10:28 am |

[quote comment=”311527″]Two words for UniWatch gatherings: Sausage. Fest.[/quote]
In that case, the ensemble I’d have gone with if I was attending today would have been appropriate:

[quote comment=”311522″]”Football free” is right. Unless you have NFL Network, in which case you can check out the Senior Bowl at least. Does anyone else find this whole NFL Network thing as irritating as I do? Anyone have any numbers about how successful, or unsuccesful it’s been?
[/quote]
What is the deal with the NFL Network, anyway? Why don’t some cable systems carry it? I’ve got DirecTV so it’s never been an issue for me (same goes for the Big Ten Network & the new MLB channel) and I haven’t paid much attention.

And honestly, I don’t really see why people with the option of satellite still stick with cable. If it’s fear of bad weather disrupting the signal, it’s really not that big an issue. Chicago’s not exactly known for clear blue skies 365 days a year and my weather outages are few and far between.

Of course, relearning all the channel numbers and reprogramming DVRs would be a bitch.

In my last relationship, the woman I was seeing had “everything-you-can-possibly-get” comcast cable here in Twin Cities and Direct TV at her home in Boca Raton (so she could watch the Vikings when she was in Florida). This is strictly from my experience, of course, but DirectTV was a bigger pain in the ass technically (weather, etc.). As far as programming, my overall impression is that cable is better for movies and general content (including music channels) but DirectTV is far, FAR superior for sports. Only oddity was that we couldn’t get Marlin games in Florida; DTV didn’t have a deal with the local cable system, evidently.

—Ricko

JTH|
January 24, 2009 at 11:07 am |

[quote comment=”311535″]In my last relationship, the woman I was seeing had “everything-you-can-possibly-get” comcast cable here in Twin Cities and Direct TV at her home in Boca Raton (so she could watch the Vikings when she was in Florida). This is strictly from my experience, of course, but DirectTV was a bigger pain in the ass technically (weather, etc.). As far as programming, my overall impression is that cable is better for movies and general content (including music channels) but DirectTV is far, FAR superior for sports. Only oddity was that we couldn’t get Marlin games in Florida; DTV didn’t have a deal with the local cable system, evidently.

—Ricko[/quote]
You can watch music and movies on TV? Who knew?

Chris|
January 24, 2009 at 11:13 am |

Can anyone tell me why some of the players in the NHL All-Star warmups are wearing their own sweaters, not the ASG monstrosities?

[quote comment=”311530″]Has there ever been or are there plans for a Texas gathering?[/quote]
Pretty sure there was a Dallas get-together a few years back.

Robert in Dallas|
January 24, 2009 at 11:24 am |

Today’s quality subject has unfortunately reminded me that for the Dallas Uni Watch gathering, I forgot my mid-’60s Nebraska jersey (with funny logo and weird numbers) at the office, and was forced to dress like a civilian. It was so embarrassing.

[quote comment=”311537″]Can anyone tell me why some of the players in the NHL All-Star warmups are wearing their own sweaters, not the ASG monstrosities?[/quote]
I think those are the rookies & sophomores that are playing in the Young Stars game. The guys in the ASG jerseys are the actual all-stars.

Speaking of movies, rented LEATHERHEADS last night…for a $1.07 at the Redbox. Wasn’t worth the money. Not from a uni-watching standpoint, not from sports history standpoint, not from a general movie-watching standpoint. Slow, dumb, unfunny and generally pointless.

My tenure as a broadcaster for Arkansas State University stretched all the way back to the (politically incorrect) “Jumpin’ Joe” days through the “Runnin’ Joe” days; once the school was forced by the NCAA to quit being “Indians” and became the “Red Wolves”, that meant getting new shirts/hats/sweatshirts… and as a Mizzou alum, I’ve got plenty of black-and-gold stuff as well!

One comment about our PDX get-together. I was looking forward to seeing Jeremy Brahm in a crazy Japanese 2002 field hockey/indoor soccer/tiddlywinks all star game jersey or something. NY Rangers jersey? ;)

JTH|
January 24, 2009 at 11:38 am |

[quote comment=”311541″]Speaking of movies, rented LEATHERHEADS last night…for a $1.07 at the Redbox. Wasn’t worth the money. Not from a uni-watching standpoint, not from sports history standpoint, not from a general movie-watching standpoint. Slow, dumb, unfunny and generally pointless.

—Ricko[/quote]
Next time you’re looking at a movie ad and you see a reviewer’s quote that’s got ellipses in it, consider this. A few well-placed ellipses and Ricko’s review is glowing:

LEATHERHEADS… Was… worth the money… from a uni-watching standpoint… from sports history standpoint… from a general movie-watching standpoint… funny…

[quote comment=”311519″]I’m still pissed I missed the Twin Cities UW gathering and the chance to meet Paul, Teebz and Minna, et al. I was about 45 minutes away but had to work late that night.

I’ll continue to hold out for a Huntsville get-together. Have a great time today![/quote]

I’d like to see Paul head back to the land of 10,000 lakes. Besides, Paul can spend a week going through Ricko’s vast collection!

[quote comment=”311537″]Can anyone tell me why some of the players in the NHL All-Star warmups are wearing their own sweaters, not the ASG monstrosities?[/quote]

All of the playes wear their team jerseys for the skills competition. Only the All-Star Game gets the All-Star jersey.

Dan King|
January 24, 2009 at 12:21 pm |

darn, i think i’m at the 8 hour mark away from nyc.

i’m still holding out for the cleveland uni-watch gathering. i’ve got a jersey paul would absolutely love ;). i think it’d happen faster if us clevelanders organized one ourselves. i think there’s quite a few of us.

Jamie|
January 24, 2009 at 12:44 pm |

[quote comment=”311530″]Has there ever been or are there plans for a Texas gathering?[/quote]

I was kind of wondering the same thing, but given the size of Texas, no matter where it happens, someone gets left out. I mean, I probably wouldn’t be able to go unless it was in Lubbock or maybe Abilene. You know?

Tim|
January 24, 2009 at 12:49 pm |

[quote comment=”311533″]What is the deal with the NFL Network, anyway? Why don’t some cable systems carry it? I’ve got DirecTV so it’s never been an issue for me (same goes for the Big Ten Network & the new MLB channel) and I haven’t paid much attention.[/quote]

Carriage fees; I know here in New York Cablevision wants to put the NFL Network on a premium tier and the NFL wants the channel to be on basic.

The NFL actually had a great chance to turn the tide in its favor last year: it had the exclusive rights to the last regular season game, Patriots at Giants AKA the Quest for Perfection. Since Cablevision didn’t carry the channel, the NFL could have really stuck it to them by leaving the Dolans in the position of not having their system carry the semi-historical game in the New York Market. Just use your imagination and envision how many irate phone calls Cablevision would have received and the possibility of losing subscribers over that mess.

Instead the NFL chickened out and cut a deal to have one of the local stations (I believe it was NBC) carry the game.

odessa steps magazine|
January 24, 2009 at 12:49 pm |

[quote comment=”311523″]Looks like Texas Rangers fans are already blasting the new uniform set, calling the helmet “goofy” and “softballish” and comparing their red uniform to the hated Angels. When the Rangers were successful in the 1990s, they never wore a solid red jersey, so why does ownership think that jersey is harkening back to that era?[/quote]

When I think of the Rangers, I always think Blue instead of Red, even though it’s been many years since the colour change.

BurghFan|
January 24, 2009 at 1:04 pm |

Since Cablevision didn’t carry the channel, the NFL could have really stuck it to them by leaving the Dolans in the position of not having their system carry the semi-historical game in the New York Market.

They sell the rights to broadcast stations in the two teams’ markets, so New York wasn’t going to be shut out.

I know I missed the unveiling convo yesterday, but since I made such a big deal about the Pirates jerseys a few weeks back, I figure I should say something…

A.) No more sleeves? I mean, its not a big deal, I guess…just surprises me that they’d go back to sleeves. Another morph, really. Still has me wondering whats next.

2.) Pinstripes aren’t gone yet, so they haven’t gotten enough pissed off letters about it.
Three.) That black alt has shades of the Buffalo Sabres jersey, with the flipped number and all that. I think its not bad, although I think these times could have handled a gold alt. Think how cool that alt would look with the colors flipped and a flipped color hat!

[quote comment=”311553″][quote comment=”311530″]Has there ever been or are there plans for a Texas gathering?[/quote]

I was kind of wondering the same thing, but given the size of Texas, no matter where it happens, someone gets left out. I mean, I probably wouldn’t be able to go unless it was in Lubbock or maybe Abilene. You know?[/quote]
There was a gathering at Austin’s The Salt Lick once upon a time. Not sure why I remember that, but I do.

Kyle|
January 24, 2009 at 1:35 pm |

I don’t really care what Paul wears to gatherings, or that he usually makes friends. For the past few weeks uniwatch has been really dropping the ball about reporting actual sports uniforms, and now it just seems concerned about Life magazine photos and raffles.

Would it kill anyone to put a picture of the new Rangers or Pirates uniforms as the picture, as this site is supposed to be about, ya know, uniforms. This is more like a dumb frat’s website.

“Look, this guy has a funny shirt!”

Camryn|
January 24, 2009 at 1:40 pm |

DTV is best for sports because it carries Irish channel Setanta Sports, which in turn carries rugby. How about a Bay Area meet-up some time?

Jamie|
January 24, 2009 at 1:40 pm |

[quote comment=”311561″]I don’t really care what Paul wears to gatherings, or that he usually makes friends. For the past few weeks uniwatch has been really dropping the ball about reporting actual sports uniforms, and now it just seems concerned about Life magazine photos and raffles.

Would it kill anyone to put a picture of the new Rangers or Pirates uniforms as the picture, as this site is supposed to be about, ya know, uniforms. This is more like a dumb frat’s website.

“Look, this guy has a funny shirt!”[/quote]

If anything, I’d say this is the website of an awesome fraternity: one which is united under a common love of uniforms and hate of corporate America. Not to mention, if you’ve been here for any length of time at all, you should know that this is what almost all weekend entries look like. Bitching helps no one.

Jamie|
January 24, 2009 at 1:42 pm |

And that guy did have a funny shirt.

Lucy|
January 24, 2009 at 2:24 pm |

Kay Yow, the NC State Women’s Basketball Coach, has passed. This article indicates that several coaches may wear upside down pink ribbons this week, which I would assume are meant to resemble the logo here.

Stuby on the Blackberry|
January 24, 2009 at 2:25 pm |

So, can anyone explain why it is that I do get the NFL Network on my cable systems but they don’t show any games?

[quote comment=”311561″]I don’t really care what Paul wears to gatherings, or that he usually makes friends. For the past few weeks uniwatch has been really dropping the ball about reporting actual sports uniforms, and now it just seems concerned about Life magazine photos and raffles.

Would it kill anyone to put a picture of the new Rangers or Pirates uniforms as the picture, as this site is supposed to be about, ya know, uniforms. This is more like a dumb frat’s website.

“Look, this guy has a funny shirt!”[/quote]

There are a lot of different websites on the Internet. You can always go read one of those if you don’t like this one. Just an idea, since the ball always gets dropped here.

Johnny O|
January 24, 2009 at 3:11 pm |

[quote comment=”311535″]In my last relationship, the woman I was seeing had “everything-you-can-possibly-get” comcast cable here in Twin Cities and Direct TV at her home in Boca Raton (so she could watch the Vikings when she was in Florida). This is strictly from my experience, of course, but DirectTV was a bigger pain in the ass technically (weather, etc.). As far as programming, my overall impression is that cable is better for movies and general content (including music channels) but DirectTV is far, FAR superior for sports. Only oddity was that we couldn’t get Marlin games in Florida; DTV didn’t have a deal with the local cable system, evidently.

—Ricko[/quote]

I have had DirecTV for two years now and have had zero problems with the weather screwing up my dish. And this is coming from a guy with terrible Wisconsin winters (not that Ricko has better winters in MN) But once when a big lighting storm came did my reception go for about one minute.

And Ricko is right…DirecTV is amazing when it comes to sports. I never had to worry about games on the NFL Network, or if I could watch the Badgers on the Big Ten Network, and now with the MLB Network just added with my package…it’s an amazing things. Plus I have the HD/DVR receiver, which just adds to the awesomeness.

Wish I could attend tonight…hopefully someone will wear some Wisconsin stuff in my absence. Ya know, like the ball-in-glove logo, or the old Milwaukee Bucks logo with the deer spinning the ball…that stuff.

[quote comment=”311561″]I don’t really care what Paul wears to gatherings, or that he usually makes friends. For the past few weeks uniwatch has been really dropping the ball about reporting actual sports uniforms, and now it just seems concerned about Life magazine photos and raffles.

Would it kill anyone to put a picture of the new Rangers or Pirates uniforms as the picture, as this site is supposed to be about, ya know, uniforms. This is more like a dumb frat’s website.

“Look, this guy has a funny shirt!”[/quote]

For one thing, there hasn’t been much to “report” about uniforms in past weeks—not new ones anyway—until the last few days. NHL thirds are out there, NBA and NCAA basketball are well underway. NFL virtually over. Can’t even preview Arena Football cuz it’s taking a year off.

Second, these weekend sidebar pieces are that way by design. The efforts of Phil and Bryan and their predecessors keep Uni Watch from being a Monday through Friday event.

Third, traffic here drops off on the weekends, and new uni news is always featured on weekdays for exactly that reason, and also because complete and thorough comments on new unis are Paul’s domain, and righly so. Plus, you can bet they’ll be covered in Paul’s coming preseason in-depth preview of the ’09 MLB uniform landscape. And while these unis haven’t been featured in the lead item as yet, links to images of them have been all over posts here at UW since they were unveiled.

Four, the enjoyment of the LIFE Archives and such is because this site also is very, very much about what teams wore in the past. One can’t visit here and not fully understand that in about two seconds.

Five, a few times a year some of the like-minded people here get together to put faces to the names. And that isn’t something to have a little fun with, especially on an extrordinarily quiet weekend for sports? (Hey, but next year we’ll have the Pro Bowl!).

Six, I suppose today we could critique the Senior Bowl unis but, realistically, that’s pretty low on the totem pole…and it drops even lower because, relatively speaking, almost no one can see the game.

Seven, anyone who bothers to look at all the links in today’s article will find some interesting unis on the attendees.

[quote comment=”311578″]the depaul marquette game is very hard on the eyes, marquette in yellow, depaul in blue and they both have those stupid checkerboard patterns on the sides[/quote].

Put them in short shorts and it would look like a game from the 50’s.

Joe D|
January 24, 2009 at 4:15 pm |

[quote comment=”311559″]I know I missed the unveiling convo yesterday, but since I made such a big deal about the Pirates jerseys a few weeks back, I figure I should say something…

A.) No more sleeves? I mean, its not a big deal, I guess…just surprises me that they’d go back to sleeves. Another morph, really. Still has me wondering whats next.

2.) Pinstripes aren’t gone yet, so they haven’t gotten enough pissed off letters about it.
Three.) That black alt has shades of the Buffalo Sabres jersey, with the flipped number and all that. I think its not bad, although I think these times could have handled a gold alt. Think how cool that alt would look with the colors flipped and a flipped color hat![/quote]

Did anyone notice Nyjer Morgan (#3 in the road uni) was sporting the old hat with the gray underbill?

[quote comment=”311566″]So, can anyone explain why it is that I do get the NFL Network on my cable systems but they don’t show any games?[/quote]

I have the “off” brand of cable provider and it was considered a “coup” when they got NFL Network over the “big boys” in 2003. When games started, NFL Network told the providers to pony-up more fees for the “upgrade”. Our (and I guess your) company said there was no mention of this when the agreement was made and declined to pay. Thus we get the same three Football America shows every time there is a game.

When it appeared on my set in 2003 it was really pretty good. The network was just starting (I guess) and they relied pretty heavily on NFL Films in NJ for content. Now NFL Network is a California entity and with very few exceptions, completely ignore the treasure of content available from Mt. Laurel.

[quote comment=”311561″]I don’t really care what Paul wears to gatherings, or that he usually makes friends. For the past few weeks uniwatch has been really dropping the ball about reporting actual sports uniforms, and now it just seems concerned about Life magazine photos and raffles.

Would it kill anyone to put a picture of the new Rangers or Pirates uniforms as the picture, as this site is supposed to be about, ya know, uniforms. This is more like a dumb frat’s website.

“Look, this guy has a funny shirt!”[/quote]

Yes, let’s go back to the good old days when a SATURDAY post was nothing but a sentence about a miscellaneous photo of a guy’s necklace or a kid crying.

BTW, Pittsburgh added sleeves; Texas dropped Rangers and added a goofy helmet. Personally, I really don’t need another picture of those but you will probably get one on Monday which is when those type of things have always been covered as a ticker item.

Serendipity on 4th Avenue! I’m new to UW and didn’t know anything about the gathering. My husband and I were just having brunch at Sheep Station. But then, one by one, we started to see: Phoenix Coyotes; Lyubushin (in Russian); Fouts, #14; Cincinnati Reds, #9; Tokyo, #18 (in Japanese); Miami Dolphins (with lettering in Hebrew) … well, you get the idea. After the first half dozen interesting jerseys, I asked Ryan (Rochester Redwings jersey)who explained and pointed Paul out to me.

If I’d had two Bloody Marias instead of one, I’d have thought I was hallucinating. FUN!

[quote comment=”311561″]I don’t really care what Paul wears to gatherings, or that he usually makes friends. For the past few weeks uniwatch has been really dropping the ball about reporting actual sports uniforms, and now it just seems concerned about Life magazine photos and raffles.

Would it kill anyone to put a picture of the new Rangers or Pirates uniforms as the picture, as this site is supposed to be about, ya know, uniforms. This is more like a dumb frat’s website.

“Look, this guy has a funny shirt!”[/quote]

well i just got back from the uw gathering (hello to all who were there — and to “buyathread” — twas i in the yotes jersey…)

im sorry i didn’t cover the ranger & pirates jerseys for you this morning, but if you go back one day to yesterday’s thread, there were MULTIPLE postings from the many dedicated UWers for were all over it, as is our wont

i’m also quite certain paul will have much on both on monday, even though we already covered a LOT of that ground yesterday, again im sorry if today’s entry wasn’t to your liking

now, if you’ll excuse me, i’ll be busy spending 2-3 hours preparing something for tomorrow you’ll probably dislike as much as this

[quote comment=”311580″][quote comment=”311559″]I know I missed the unveiling convo yesterday, but since I made such a big deal about the Pirates jerseys a few weeks back, I figure I should say something…

A.) No more sleeves? I mean, its not a big deal, I guess…just surprises me that they’d go back to sleeves. Another morph, really. Still has me wondering whats next.

2.) Pinstripes aren’t gone yet, so they haven’t gotten enough pissed off letters about it.
Three.) That black alt has shades of the Buffalo Sabres jersey, with the flipped number and all that. I think its not bad, although I think these times could have handled a gold alt. Think how cool that alt would look with the colors flipped and a flipped color hat![/quote]

Did anyone notice Nyjer Morgan (#3 in the road uni) was sporting the old hat with the gray underbill?

Sorry about that. A lot of my clippings are minus the caption, and most of the players I either remember or recognize. Yakked on this one, though. Thanks for making the proper ID.

—Ricko

—Ricko

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January 24, 2009 at 10:26 pm |

[quote comment=”311593″][quote comment=”311561″]I don’t really care what Paul wears to gatherings, or that he usually makes friends. For the past few weeks uniwatch has been really dropping the ball about reporting actual sports uniforms, and now it just seems concerned about Life magazine photos and raffles.

Would it kill anyone to put a picture of the new Rangers or Pirates uniforms as the picture, as this site is supposed to be about, ya know, uniforms. This is more like a dumb frat’s website.

“Look, this guy has a funny shirt!”[/quote]

well i just got back from the uw gathering (hello to all who were there — and to “buyathread” — twas i in the yotes jersey…)

im sorry i didn’t cover the ranger & pirates jerseys for you this morning, but if you go back one day to yesterday’s thread, there were MULTIPLE postings from the many dedicated UWers for were all over it, as is our wont

i’m also quite certain paul will have much on both on monday, even though we already covered a LOT of that ground yesterday, again im sorry if today’s entry wasn’t to your liking

Batman would even have influence in the sports world. During the height of the show’s popularity, the Pittsburgh Steelers–a team that rarely experiments with uniform changes–unveiled new uniforms influenced by Adam West’s Batman outfits. The uniforms were introduced for the 1966 NFL season, and had gold triangle-like diamonds on the shoulders of both the black home jerseys and white away jerseys. However, the jerseys turned out to be very unpopular and, coupled with consistent losing, were discarded in 1968 in favor of the team’s current-style uniforms.

[quote comment=”311609″]nevermind, just click on the link that says The_Batman_(TV_series)[/quote]
No, that’s not right, either. That links to a page that’s about the most recent animated series. Try this instead.

[quote comment=”311610″]Also I meant untrue about the Batman influence, sorry about the multiple posts[/quote]
Complete bullshit. Wikipedia fails us for the first time in recorded history. Read here for the real story about the Batman jersey.

Cory|
January 24, 2009 at 10:54 pm |

[quote comment=”311581″]The new Rangers helmets are awful. Here’s a pic from their Fan Fest today.

are you kidding me, that helmet is so sick. its unlike any other helmet in all of baseball. Its something new. It is awesome.

bfrench|
January 24, 2009 at 11:06 pm |

thanks JTH

David D|
January 24, 2009 at 11:48 pm |

Had a fantastic time!

– David, in the Russian hockey jersey with the nifty manufacturer’s logo

Stan a.k.a. ALL my teams suck|
January 25, 2009 at 12:08 am |

And my cunt of a boss my she burn in hell kept me in work late so I couldn’t make it… woe is me!

Nick|
January 25, 2009 at 12:37 am |

[quote comment=”311541″]Speaking of movies, rented LEATHERHEADS last night…for a $1.07 at the Redbox. Wasn’t worth the money. Not from a uni-watching standpoint, not from sports history standpoint, not from a general movie-watching standpoint. Slow, dumb, unfunny and generally pointless.

—Ricko[/quote]

AGREED !!!

Johnny O|
January 25, 2009 at 12:39 am |

[quote comment=”311612″][quote comment=”311581″]The new Rangers helmets are awful. Here’s a pic from their Fan Fest today.

[quote comment=”311576″]So when’s Paul coming back to the Brew City?[/quote]

As a New Orleans UNIWATCH fan from the Village Voice days (I was slow to the internet and would buy hard copy from the newsstand!) I would love to attend a gathering and hope to go on the road to meet you guys very soon.

Would love to help with a UniWatch gathering in New Orleans at some point. I know Paul has mentioned trips to New Orleans for music festivals/events and probably would want to keep the unicentricity separate from the music.

But if you guys ever want to come to New Orleans I’d gladly bring an assist with the meeting location/bar venue, etc.